The big contradiction in progressive thinking about Trump
President Donald Trump has brought American democracy to the brink. But Democrats should not moderate any of their positions, for
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Trump’s crackdown on high-skill immigration will make Americans poorer
Donald Trump just transformed America’s high-skill immigration system. In a proclamation Friday, the president imposed a $100,000 fee on all
Eric Levitz
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The comforting fiction that Charlie Kirk’s killer was far-right
There is a deep human impulse to whittle reality down into familiar and self-flattering fairy tales. We all gravitate toward
Eric Levitz
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What Democrats can (and can’t) learn from Zohran Mamdani’s triumph
It’s hard to overstate how much this was not supposed to happen. On Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani — a 33-year-old
Eric Levitz
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Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics?
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, join the
Eric Levitz
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The top priority of progressive politics may be slipping out of reach forever
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under
Eric Levitz
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The powerful force behind Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s defenders often frame his trade policies as prioritizing economic development over the free market. In their telling,
Eric Levitz
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How Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy and your wallet
Donald Trump has said that “tariff” is the “most beautiful word in the dictionary.” And throughout his first months in
Eric Levitz
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Trump doesn’t seem to know why he launched a giant trade war
Donald Trump just imposed a 25 percent tariff on virtually all goods produced by America’s two largest trading partners —
Eric Levitz
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Have the past 10 years of Democratic politics been a disaster?
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory last November, Matthew Yglesias published a manifesto imploring the Democratic Party to reembrace
